Several years ago, my wife and I owned mkney online sporting goods business. We shipped a lot of products, which meant we spent a lot of money on shipping. At the end of one month, as we were reviewing expenses and trying to figure out how to cut costs, we decided to pursue becoming owners of a UPS Store franchise. We had heard that UPS Store owners get significant discounts essentially wholesale prices on shipping, so we figured that having a UPS Store would help us improve our overall margins on our sporting goods business. We decided to jump into the process of learning how to become UPS Store franchisees. In summary, based on what I learned and observed going through the process, I francise not recommend purchasing a UPS Store franchise unless there are particular reasons you have that make owning a UPS Store more attractive than the scenario I dows discuss. Starting a franchise business has both pros and cons associated with it. Becoming an owner of that type of franchise is usual...